(NB-Youth-Death)
New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate says the province failed a teenager who died following an overdose last year.
Kelly Lamrock released a new report today which includes 12 recommendations to reform New Brunswick’s child protection system.
The report provides a timeline of the teen’s interactions with health and social service workers, including one instance in which he was told by a social worker that he was ineligible for a government support program for youth because he was homeless.
It also says the Social Development Department received 16 alerts regarding the boy’s school absences, drug abuse and other issues throughout his life. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Wolastoqey-Title-Ruling)
The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear an appeal on the ruling of an ownership claim by Wolastoqey (WOOL’-ah-stoh-kee) First Nations.
This means private industrial forest land will remain excluded from an ownership claim by Wolastoqey First Nations.
The New Brunswick Court of Appeal ruled in favour of private logging corporations last December in the title claim case launched in 2021.
While the title case can continue, the First Nations will only be able to seek damages and compensation for the loss of their traditional lands. (CBC News New Brunswick)
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(NB-Dorchester-Meth)
Officials with Correctional Service Canada say staff at the Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick recently seized packages containing unauthorized items and contraband.
Items seized from the medium-security unit include crystal methamphetamine, nicotine patches and T-H-C — the active ingredient in cannabis.
Police have been called in to investigate.
The federal agency says the drugs are believed to be worth almost 300-hundred-thousand dollars.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Antigonish-Homicide)
R-C-M-P in Antigonish Country say the death of a man whose body was found in West Arm Tracadie has been ruled a homicide.
The 42-year-old victim’s death was initially ruled suspicious after his body was found outside on Arthur’s Point on the evening of May 21st.
The Mounties say evidence that’s been collected so far points to it being a targeted incident with no risk to public safety.
They’re looking for anyone with information on the case to contact them. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Shooting-Hoax)
A Cape Breton teen is facing a mischief charge for allegedly making a 9-1-1 call and falsely claiming he was shot.
Police say they received the call yesterday morning.
Dispatch operators determined the call came from the gymnasium at Malcolm Munroe Memorial Middle School in Sydney River where a lockdown was ordered as police responded.
A dispatcher dialed the number of the 9-1-1 caller and was told there was no emergency.
Police say a 13-year-old boy was arrested before being released from custody on the condition they appear in court at a later date. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Burgeo-Driver-Fines)
A 44-year-old man from southwestern Newfoundland is due to appear in court to face charges related to driving with a suspended licence and having thousands of dollars in unpaid fines.
Mounties in Burgeo received numerous calls on Monday regarding a man driving while uninsured and with a suspended licence.
They say further investigation also found more than 20-thousand-dollars in outstanding fines.
The man is charged with driving with a suspended licence and driving without insurance or registration and is set to appear in court in July. (The Canadian Press)
